@mastersthesis {538, title = {Reconstruction and Interpretation of Historical Patterns of Fire Occurrence in the Organ Mountains, New Mexico}, volume = {Master of Science}, year = {1996}, pages = {144}, school = {University of Arizona}, address = {Tucson}, abstract = {

The purpose of this research was to reconstruct and interpret the history of fire in the Organ Mountains, New Mexico. I used dendrochronological techniques to date fire scars on 90 trees comprising ten sites within the Fillmore Canyon watershed. Two fire regimes were identified during the pre-settlement period. Fire Regime I, 1650-1805, was characterized by a high fire frequency (ca. once every two years) and a predominance of patchy fires. Fire Regime II, 1805-1874, was characterized by a lower fire frequency (ca. once every 3.5 years) and a predominance of widespread fires. During the post-settlement period fire was virtually non-existent. I hypothesize that Apache use-of-fire influenced patterns during the pre-settlement period, while Euro-American land use activities influenced patterns during the post-settlement period. Fire-precipitation associations suggest that low fuel moisture levels were a pre-condition for widespread fires.

}, keywords = {dendrochronology, fillmore canyon, fire, Geography, historical, new mexico, organ mountains, reconstruction}, author = {Morino, Kiyomi Ann} } @article {928, title = {Reconstruction of Past Climatic Variability (A Progress Report) 1 January through 30 June 1974}, year = {1974}, institution = {Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research}, type = {Fourth Semi-Annual Technical Report}, address = {Tucson}, keywords = {ARPA, climatic variability, dendroclimatology, past climate, reconstruction, tree rings}, author = {Fritts, H.} } @article {929, title = {Reconstruction of Past Climatic Variability (A Progress Report) 30 June through 31 December 1974}, year = {1974}, institution = {Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research}, type = {Fifth Semi-Annual Technical Report}, address = {Tucson}, keywords = {ARPA, climatic variability, dendroclimatology, past climate, reconstruction, tree rings}, author = {Fritts, H.} }